safe
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Is safe a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
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Definition
adj (English)
1. (baseball) When a batter successfully reaches first base, or when a baserunner successfully advances to the next base or returns to the base he last occupied; not out.Examples: "The pitcher attempted to pick off the runner at first, but he was safe."
2. (snooker, of an object ball) In a location that renders it difficult to pot.
3. (used after a noun, often forming a compound) Not susceptible to a specified source of harm.Examples: "dishwasher-safe"
4. (UK, slang) Great, cool, awesome, respectable; a term of approbation, often as interjection.Examples: "and you also forgot to mentioned^([sic]) the wheels man you know bmw playing / ragga jungle hip hop tunes / and on the mobile / yeah safe! / nice one / later"; "Young Mal: Yu can’t. Irie means yer cool, yer safe, everything awright."; "“If you need more, just ring, yeah?” Punch said. “Safe,” Brian answered."Synonyms: wicked, cool, amazing, astounding, awesome, awesomesauce, based, bewilderingUKslang
5. (UK, law, of a conviction) Supported by evidence and unlikely to be overturned. Usually used in the negative, as unsafe.Examples: "It is clear that this is not a safe conviction."UK
6. (slang) Lenient, usually describing a teacher that is easy-going.Synonyms: easy-going, merciful, tolerant, lenientAntonyms: strict, harsh, intolerantslang
noun (English)
1. (slang) A condom.Examples: "Condoms ARE available, on the underground market, at the outrageous price of ten dollars a piece! Now, I do not mind paying ten bucks for a good piece, as well as some peace of mind, but even the mere possession of these 'safes' is a disciplinary offense!"; "She'd better have an arsenal of Trojans in her purse just in case he wasn't carrying a safe in his back pocket."Synonyms: condomslang
2. (dated) A ventilated or refrigerated chest or closet for securing provisions from noxious animals or insects.Examples: "The other room was a kitchen, with an open fireplace, a safe, a dresser and a tin sink, with a tap from the tank outside."dated
3. (dated, colloquial) A safety bicycle.colloquialdated
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To make something safe.Examples: "“It just trails behind the pylon until I land, then Cramer removes it when he safes the rocket pods. No evidence of anything when I taxi back inside the compound.”"; "One of the most important events after touchdown will be to safe the Dauntless, which will include purging the engines and shutting down the landing systems […]"transitive
name (English)
1. (European Union) Acronym of Security Action for Europe.Examples: "EU countries have in principle agreed on the proposals for a 150 billion euro ($168.3 billion) fund aimed at boosting Europe's defence, known as Security Action for Europe (SAFE), an EU diplomat said on Monday."European-Unionabbreviationacronymalt-of
Definition source: Wiktionary